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"Feast of the Old Castle"
Built in 1622 (Genwa 8)
Hikone Castle is one of the five castles designated as a national treasure.
Fireworks go up grandly from behind Hikone Castle.
It was like a banquet in an old castle.
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Hikone Castle is a castle Representative of Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, which stands on Mt. Kanagame overlooking Lake Biwa, and is designated as a special historic site and a Class 1 special area of Lake Biwa National Park.
It was built by Naomasa Ii and Naotsugu Ii, who became the owner of the castle at the behest of Tokugawa Ieyasu after the Battle of Sekigahara.
It is a must-see spot for history lovers where you can see valuable daimyo tools such as swords and armor.
Hikone Castle is a wonderful castle that has cleared the criteria for selection as a national treasure, and has cleared the beauty, antiquity, and historical value.
The castle was built using stone walls and materials from neighboring castles. The castle tower built before the Edo period, the attached tower, the Sawaguchi Tamon tower, and the Nishinomaru triple tower are designated as national treasures and are one of the attractions of Hikone Castle.
The Drum Gate Tower and Balance Tower can also be seen in a form close to that time.
It is also recommended to embarkation a sightseeing boat on a tour of the moat of Hikone Castle, sightseeing by rickshaw, and shuin stamps and seal of the castle.
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